these students from a college near Toulouse have not had a maths teacher since the start of the school year

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Nearly 60 students enrolled in 4^e et 5^e within the Roussillous collegein Saint-Pierre-de-Lages, are deprived of a mathematics teacher for over two months now. A state of affairs which is the consequence of the non-allocation of teaching hours corresponding to the additional service of a therapeutic part-time teacher. And leads to a wave of anger and protest from the families concerned.

« This situation persists despite the active efforts of the principal with the competent authorities who have unfortunately not yet followed up,” denounces theParents Association of the establishment, which in turn contacted the Academy to try to get out of this impasse. “Without success”she adds in a petition that she launched on Tuesday, November 5 on the Change.org platform to try to make things happen.

They are afraid for their children's educational future

For these parents, the situation is alarming. “This lack of teachers is more than just an administrative gap: it jeopardizes the educational future of our children. Statistics clearly show that the absence of qualified teachers has negative repercussions on the educational career of students », They specify in their text which has already been signed by more than 830 people in just under a week.

To urgently deal with this situation, the management of the establishment has put in place provisional solutions with the help of other mathematics teachersof college. These teachers thus agreed to take charge of the students concerned, specifying from the outset that However, this alternative was only possible until the All Saints' Day school holidays.. One of them, who worked with classes of 4^ehowever, agreed to continue his mission upon returning from his leave.

Is the situation about to be resolved?

From now on, the petitioning parents hope to very quickly obtain a positive response to their one and only demand: “the immediate appointment of a mathematics teacher for these students” .

According to our information, the situation could resolve itself quickly, the Rectorate seeming to be well aware of the situation. Professors likely to be appointed within the establishment have already been identifiedand the time would be for optimism on the side of the college management regarding an end to the crisis.

Contacted by Voice of Midi Lauragais This Friday, November 8, the management of the departmental services of National Education of Haute-Garonne also specifies that it is closely monitoring the situation. “Administrative services and mathematics inspectors are mobilized. Everything is done to find a lasting solution», underlines the latter.

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